Now with the astonishing results in, where arsenic levels in the water and soil at
astronomical levels, we have challenged ourselves to explain exactly how this deadly
toxin made its way into seemingly-pristine Runkle Canyon.
We did it the old fashioned way; we investigated the facts, facts that have eluded the
City of Simi Valley in its head-long rush to cash in on a development that could
potentially impact the health of hundreds of thousands of people in the Simi and San
Fernando valleys. If only the City put the health of its citizens, and the financial well-
being of Simi Valley free from the fear of potential lawsuits, before its myopic view
that just because Runkle Canyon looks nice, it couldn't possibly be contaminated.
Think about it: Runkle Canyon lies within a mile of Boeing’s massive Santa Susana Field
Laboratory formerly known as Rocketdyne. The lab had a nuclear reactor meltdown in
1959 that released up to hundreds of times the radiation more than the 1979 Three
Mile Island meltdown did. Two other meltdowns and numerous accidents occurred at
Rocketdyne causing so much pollution that it is costing you and me over a quarter of a
billion dollars to clean up!
The Radiation Rangers and StopRunkledyne.com aren't about tree-hugging or saving
frogs -- this is about the fact that Runkle Canyon's soil is radioactive and its
groundwater fouled by chemicals probably from Rocketdyne.
In our analysis, the City of Simi Valley can null and void its previous EIR approval based
on the language of the April 4, 2004 Planning Commission recommendation to certify
the Runkle Canyon Environmental Impact Report. This document is in the Simi Valley
Library.
Under the Development Agreement section called “Default of the Developer,” it states
“If a material warranty, representation or statement was made or furnished by the
Developer to the City with respect to this Agreement which was known to be false in
any material respect when it was made… (then the City can break the agreement and)
… Developer holds the City harmless.”
The City of Simi Valley must break this Development Agreement and save itself from the
avalanche of lawsuits that will land on the City threatening our community's fiscal well
being. It's the right and prudent decision for the health and prosperity of our fair city.
Patricia Coryell
Simi Valley, California
astronomical levels, we have challenged ourselves to explain exactly how this deadly
toxin made its way into seemingly-pristine Runkle Canyon.
We did it the old fashioned way; we investigated the facts, facts that have eluded the
City of Simi Valley in its head-long rush to cash in on a development that could
potentially impact the health of hundreds of thousands of people in the Simi and San
Fernando valleys. If only the City put the health of its citizens, and the financial well-
being of Simi Valley free from the fear of potential lawsuits, before its myopic view
that just because Runkle Canyon looks nice, it couldn't possibly be contaminated.
Think about it: Runkle Canyon lies within a mile of Boeing’s massive Santa Susana Field
Laboratory formerly known as Rocketdyne. The lab had a nuclear reactor meltdown in
1959 that released up to hundreds of times the radiation more than the 1979 Three
Mile Island meltdown did. Two other meltdowns and numerous accidents occurred at
Rocketdyne causing so much pollution that it is costing you and me over a quarter of a
billion dollars to clean up!
The Radiation Rangers and StopRunkledyne.com aren't about tree-hugging or saving
frogs -- this is about the fact that Runkle Canyon's soil is radioactive and its
groundwater fouled by chemicals probably from Rocketdyne.
In our analysis, the City of Simi Valley can null and void its previous EIR approval based
on the language of the April 4, 2004 Planning Commission recommendation to certify
the Runkle Canyon Environmental Impact Report. This document is in the Simi Valley
Library.
Under the Development Agreement section called “Default of the Developer,” it states
“If a material warranty, representation or statement was made or furnished by the
Developer to the City with respect to this Agreement which was known to be false in
any material respect when it was made… (then the City can break the agreement and)
… Developer holds the City harmless.”
The City of Simi Valley must break this Development Agreement and save itself from the
avalanche of lawsuits that will land on the City threatening our community's fiscal well
being. It's the right and prudent decision for the health and prosperity of our fair city.
Patricia Coryell
Simi Valley, California
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Strontium-90 readings in Runkle Canyon average 37 times normal for the area with a
high over 411 times above background. CityBeat and EnviroReporter.com estimated
that over 112 tons of radioactive dust would be launched into the air during
construction which would then fall out over the Simi and San Fernando valleys and
beyond!
Did our government listen? No. Instead, the California Department of Health Services
(CDHS) performed secretive and useless tests to try to discount the threat of
radiation in Runkle Canyon.
Did we give up? No. We hounded the City to stop KB Homes and we thought that
Simi Valley was going to get serious about Runkle Canyon hazards.
high over 411 times above background. CityBeat and EnviroReporter.com estimated
that over 112 tons of radioactive dust would be launched into the air during
construction which would then fall out over the Simi and San Fernando valleys and
beyond!
Did our government listen? No. Instead, the California Department of Health Services
(CDHS) performed secretive and useless tests to try to discount the threat of
radiation in Runkle Canyon.
Did we give up? No. We hounded the City to stop KB Homes and we thought that
Simi Valley was going to get serious about Runkle Canyon hazards.
While the City promised to get real outside help that wasn't corrupted by bad
science, we could see the writing on the wall: our questions for CDHS were answered
with CDHS phony data and bad science.
Then on Thanksgiving Day, 2006, a nasty-looking Runkle Canyon stream came to
the attention of EnviroReporter.com which made us aware of it. Just like the cover
story "Radiation Rangers" shows, we tried repeatedly to get the City of Simi Valley to
come out to take a look at this goo with us and test it.
The City refused and instead foisted a phony KB Homes report on us, which made it
look like they had tested that stream water adequately. In reality, the developer's lab
tested for everything in the sole surface water sample except so-called "Title 22"
metals which are hazardous metals, including arsenic, regulated by California.
Seeing that the developer had only one surface water test performed, a test the City
in its infinite wisdom deemed as adequate, even though it was one sample on nearly
1,600 acres, we still knew different: something was (and is) wrong with the Runkle
Canyon water. So we had it tested ourselves for these hazardous heavy metals.
And we were lucky enough to have reporter Michael Collins, who broke this story in
the first place, analyze the phony CDHS answers that the City was hoping would
placate us so they could get on with this massive development.
But not so fast. We got out there and we professionally sampled and tested the goo!
science, we could see the writing on the wall: our questions for CDHS were answered
with CDHS phony data and bad science.
Then on Thanksgiving Day, 2006, a nasty-looking Runkle Canyon stream came to
the attention of EnviroReporter.com which made us aware of it. Just like the cover
story "Radiation Rangers" shows, we tried repeatedly to get the City of Simi Valley to
come out to take a look at this goo with us and test it.
The City refused and instead foisted a phony KB Homes report on us, which made it
look like they had tested that stream water adequately. In reality, the developer's lab
tested for everything in the sole surface water sample except so-called "Title 22"
metals which are hazardous metals, including arsenic, regulated by California.
Seeing that the developer had only one surface water test performed, a test the City
in its infinite wisdom deemed as adequate, even though it was one sample on nearly
1,600 acres, we still knew different: something was (and is) wrong with the Runkle
Canyon water. So we had it tested ourselves for these hazardous heavy metals.
And we were lucky enough to have reporter Michael Collins, who broke this story in
the first place, analyze the phony CDHS answers that the City was hoping would
placate us so they could get on with this massive development.
But not so fast. We got out there and we professionally sampled and tested the goo!
Yet City declares the soil and water clean. City denies water is
drinking source and seems clueless as to details of their own
damning report! Radiation Rangers reach out to State for relief!
Ventura County Reporter tells all in "Spin Cycle"
drinking source and seems clueless as to details of their own
damning report! Radiation Rangers reach out to State for relief!
Ventura County Reporter tells all in "Spin Cycle"
The developer KB Homes wouldn't do it. The City of Simi Valley wouldn't do it. So we
did it! We not only found arsenic, nickel and vanadium, three dangerous 'heavy
metals' regulated by the State of California, we may have figured out how those
toxins got here!
On July 2, 2007, the City went to retest Runkle Canyon and, interestingly, hired the
same lab we did, Pat-Chem Laboratories, to do the sampling. The plan was to "split"
the samples with another lab, chosen and paid for by the City (though we don't know
who it is), and we'll find out the results before the next City Council meeting July 16.
The testing party included Radiation Ranger "The Good Reverend John" Southwick
who helped guide a caravan of vehicles up Runkle Canyon in order to attempt to
sample in the same place we did in May. The group included members of city and
county government and KB Homes. Check out the photos of the July 2 sampling!
I first brought the subject of Rocketdyne and my fears about radiological and
chemical contamination to the Simi Valley City Council, the Mayor, and the City
Manager about three years ago. At that time, I believed their collective surprise. I
should have known better.
Only after Los Angeles CityBeat/ValleyBeat exposed this issue in March, 2005, did
anyone begin to listen to us. What we found out was there was super-high readings
of the leukemia-causing radionuclide Strontium-90 polluting Runkle Canyon.
did it! We not only found arsenic, nickel and vanadium, three dangerous 'heavy
metals' regulated by the State of California, we may have figured out how those
toxins got here!
On July 2, 2007, the City went to retest Runkle Canyon and, interestingly, hired the
same lab we did, Pat-Chem Laboratories, to do the sampling. The plan was to "split"
the samples with another lab, chosen and paid for by the City (though we don't know
who it is), and we'll find out the results before the next City Council meeting July 16.
The testing party included Radiation Ranger "The Good Reverend John" Southwick
who helped guide a caravan of vehicles up Runkle Canyon in order to attempt to
sample in the same place we did in May. The group included members of city and
county government and KB Homes. Check out the photos of the July 2 sampling!
I first brought the subject of Rocketdyne and my fears about radiological and
chemical contamination to the Simi Valley City Council, the Mayor, and the City
Manager about three years ago. At that time, I believed their collective surprise. I
should have known better.
Only after Los Angeles CityBeat/ValleyBeat exposed this issue in March, 2005, did
anyone begin to listen to us. What we found out was there was super-high readings
of the leukemia-causing radionuclide Strontium-90 polluting Runkle Canyon.
| City of Simi Valley lab results worse than Radiation Rangers Runkle Canyon report! |
In the photograph above, the arrow shows that the
entrance to the proposed development is closer
than two miles from the worst meltdown in U.S.
history (even though the actual reactor location
here is a little off).
entrance to the proposed development is closer
than two miles from the worst meltdown in U.S.
history (even though the actual reactor location
here is a little off).